The two methods available for laboratory diagnosis of drug resistance/ susceptibility are as follows: 

Figure: Laboratory Diagnosis Methods: Drug Resistance Testing (DRT) and Drug Susceptibility Test (DST)

Resources

• Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB in India, 2021.

The term probable Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) would be applied to children where DR-TB is clinically suspected strongly but there is no bacteriologic confirmation and the decision regarding diagnosis and initiation of treatment is taken by the Nodal/ District DR-TB (N/DDR-TB) committee.

The patient-centred care approach is the practice of caring for patients (and their families) in ways that are meaningful and valuable to the individual patient.